The Summers We Left Behind by Marja Graham

Author:Marja Graham [Graham, Marja]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2023-08-14T16:00:00+00:00

“I simply can’t compete. He’s all yours,” Jess says. We were at the back of the group walking home. It’s past midnight, and there’s a light mist of rain. Between the blur of drinks and having a good time with Bennett, I feel like I’m dreaming.

“What do you mean?” I look at her, not entirely sure what she’s talking about.

“I mean that you two are desperately in love with each other. I never stood a chance.” She’s pouty but not actually upset. We had made a pact years ago that we would never fight over a guy after we discovered some frat bro had been texting us both, even though he knew we were roommates at the time. Jess sent him a picture of us and a text that reminded him, ‘If you’re going to be a pig, at least be smart about it.’

“We’re just friends. We knew each other before we were together. That’s long done.”

“If my just friends looked at me like that, I would have slept with every single one of them,“ she giggles. “Either way, I need to find a new target.”

I want to mention Caleb, but I don’t want to mess with his business. There could be a reason he’s playing the long game. Or maybe he is caught up in the reality that they are about to end up on opposite corners of the country. He could just be waiting out the pining until he can put distance between them. I understand the feeling.

That night I dream of soft lips and the caress of ring clad hands against my cheeks. I burst from the dream just as those hands creep dangerously lower.

I can’t go back to sleep. I hear the buzz of the television downstairs, so I get up to investigate. As expected, Libby is wide awake. I settle in next to her, leaning my head on her shoulder.

“How are you doing?” She asks as the episode of whatever she’s been watching ends.

“I’m not sure.” I’m not fine. I needed someone to hear me when I admitted it.

How many times can your heart break for one person?

Tonight, he’d dug up our memories with his bare hands. I let him remind me why it was so hard to let go. In that moment, I fell for him all over again. Now, I’m more lost than ever.

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